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Jay March 22nd 04 08:24 PM

Fixing plastic hooks to uPVC window frames
 
I am trying to fit chinese blinds
(http://www.ikea.co.uk/webapp/wcs/sto...y?storeId=7&la
ngId=-20&catalogId=10101&productId=10842) to uPVC windows in my house
without much success - I want to try and avoid having to use plugs and hooks
so initially I bought self adhesive plastic hooks but they were of no use as
they wouldnt hold them up and kept coming away from the window frames. I
then bought "No more nails" but again its not very effective probably as
both surfaces are non porous.

My question is, other than using plugs and hooks, can anyone recommend a
method of attaching the plastic hooks to the uPVC windows which wont come
off and also, importantly, wont "damage" the uPVC frames? BTW the blinds are
between 1.2 and 2.6kg in weight

Thanks

Jason
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Colin Wilson March 22nd 04 10:40 PM

Fixing plastic hooks to uPVC window frames
 
My question is, other than using plugs and hooks, can anyone recommend a
method of attaching the plastic hooks to the uPVC windows which wont come
off and also, importantly, wont "damage" the uPVC frames? BTW the blinds are
between 1.2 and 2.6kg in weight


Depending on the layout of the windows, you might be able to get away
with an alternative method of hanging - we`ve almost given up on the
sticky hooks, but we`re a bit stuck for one window as its a bay where
the following won`t work...

You can get a "sprung" net rail from woolworths that you set slightly
wide and tighten down on a screw, then compress to get it into the frame
of the window - the spring keeps the rail pressed against the frame and
it generally seems a lot more secure than the hooks :-}

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